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Where does “poduzetnik” come from?

poduzetnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian podùzēti, from Serbo-Croatian pȍd, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.

poduzetnik (Serbo-Croatian): entrepreneur

Definitions

  1. entrepreneur

Ancestry of “poduzetnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpodùzēti—
2Serbo-Croatianpȍdbelow, under; floor
3Proto-Slavicpǫdъ—
4Old Norsepund—
5Proto-Germanicpundąpound
6Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
7Proto-Italicpondos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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